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Speak English Now!With your host GEORGIANAFounder of SpeakEnglishPod.comPodcastThe Podcast That Will Help You Speak English Fluently.With No Grammar and No Textbooks! All rights reserved SpeakEnglishPod.comEpisode#0431
Later you'll practice your speaking with a funny ministory. The story is about a very handsome young manwho flees to an island.How To Continue AConversation WhenYou're Stuck Or Blocked?You can finally learn English in a fun and effective way, only bylistening! Please help me to spread the word by sharing it withyour friends and family or by writing a review on iTunes. Thatmeans a lot to me. Thanks!Before you continue listening make sure you read the text. Visitmy website: SpeakEnglishPodcast.com and look for episode#043.Let's get started!Hi, everyone!I'm Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.comMy mission is to help YOU to speak English fluentlyand confidently. Today I'll tell you how to continue a conversation inEnglish when you're feeling stuck or blocked. All rights reserved SpeakEnglishPod.comHave you ever wanted to talk to someone for longer, but yougot stuck because you didn't know what to say anymore? Whenwe speak a foreign language, we're often, afraid to start aconversation or to ask questions. We're worried that they won'tunderstand us or that they'll merely lose their patience as we tryto formulate our sentences.If you still don't know how to continue a conversation in Englishyou'll need to learn, or the communication will just end muchtoo soon. And you might not get a second chance to talk to that2
person anymore. You can't always rely on the other person tomake all the effort and keep the conversation going. That'sexhausting for many people and they may decide not to talk toyou again!Despite not having a very high level of English you have noexcuses. You must learn to be a fun and enjoyable talker anddon't worry; I'll teach you some tricks.genuine interest and curiosity. One of the great secrets of beinga great communicator is to allow the other person to talk aboutthemselves as well. Knowing how to listen will also help you toask the right questions, and that's how you'll end up being anamazing communicator.Imagine if you went to an event where everyone speaks English.Wouldn't it be a shame not to be prepared for that kind ofevent?Lately, people are talking about themselves a little more thanthey should and often fail to listen to the person in front ofthem. Surely, we all have something fascinating to say, but thatdoesn't mean we should only talk about ourselves. And even ifyou want to impress someone, you should start by listening firstand getting to know the person better.Let's be realistic for a moment. No one likes uncomfortablesilences, especially if we talk to this person for the first time.Sometimes seconds pass, and if you don't say something or aska question right away, the conversation is over!If you've just met the person you're talking to, you can ask themsimple questions about why are they're visiting your city orcompany.It's how you start to learn about the person's background.That's why it's essential to show interest in the other person.Ask where they're from, what do they do for a living, or askabout any common interests.When you're having a chat, and you suddenly get stuck becauseyou just can't come up with any new interesting topics, it's timeto ask a few questions. These questions need to show your All rights reserved SpeakEnglishPod.comHere are some examples that you could use:Ask them why are they here?"Why are you in San Francisco?"“What brought you here today/tonight?”3
"What brings here, to San Francisco?"Ask them where are they from?"I was just wondering, where are you from?""I'm just curious, where are you from exactly?"If you want to know more about the person you just met startasking them about what they do. You'll learn a little moreabout the person and if you have anything in common.You could ask them: "What are you working o
we speak a foreign language, we're often, afraid to start a conversation or to ask questions. We're worried that they won't understand us or that they'll merely lose their patience as we try to formulate our sentences. If you still don't know how to continue a conversation in English you'll need to learn, or the communication will just end much
